Here again is the 28 year old Robert Merrill, in a radio show broadcast on Armed Forces Radio on May 17, 1946. There is nothing to add to what I wrote yesterday for the first of his shows that I posted. The voice is so beautiful that it literally defies description.

Here he sings his theme song, "Ma Belle" and four songs, plus an incredible Pagliacci Prologo!!

Enjoy this rare example of live, young Merrill, and please leave your comments.

Best,

Ed

Here is old time radio at it's finest. The young Robert Merrill, still in his 20's, stars in The Robert Merrill Show a mere 2 months after his Met debut. The voice is one in a million, and his singing is as natural as it is gorgeous. Enjoy!

The great Renata Tebaldi sings the act 4 scena of Desdemona from Verdi's Otello. If this has ever been more beautifully sung, it is beyond my imagination.

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Thanks and best wishes,

Ed